All Secure Data Environments are required to adhere to legal frameworks which ensure that the data they store and manage are used safely and properly.
Therefore, the Yorkshire & Humber SDE stores and manages datasets in accordance with:
- Our Privacy Policy
- The Codes of Practice under the Data Protection Act 2018
- The Standards set out by the National Data Guardian for Health and Care and regulatory bodies
Every SDE also complies with the Five Safes framework. This internationally recognised system promotes best practices in data security, and consists of:
- Safe people: we make sure that only approved researchers can access your data.
- Safe projects: we approve projects that can help the health and well-being of communities.
- Safe settings: secure technology is in place and the NHS data never leaves the SDE.
- Safe data: we remove personal details from data to protect your privacy.
- Safe outputs: all research outputs are checked to ensure people cannot be identified.
In our podcast episode below our Data Lead, John Birkinshaw, and Megan Wood from the University of Leeds, explain how secure data environments like Yorkshire and Humber SDE ensure data de-identification and security.